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Submucous Cleft Palate Explained

First printed in CLAPA News, Issue 6, 1995. By Dr Jane Russell.
Grommets or Hearing Aids?

Notes from a talk given at the CLAPA 2002 Annual Meeting
Alveolar Bone Grafting - Why and When?

First printed in CLAPA News issue13, 2001
Ear Problems in Children with Cleft Palates

First printed in CLAPA News issue 12, 2000. By Ken Pearman, Consultant Ear, Nose & Throat Surgeon.
The role of the anaesthetist

An informative article answering questions you might have before your child goes in for an operation
Pierre Robin Sequence

Article by curtesy of Brian Sommerlad, Consultant Plastic Surgeon, North Thames Cleft Service
Express Feeding a baby with a cleft palate

A resource for expressing mothers comprising a collection of articles written from first-hand experience
Camouflage

First printed in Left Clip issue 5, 2001
CLAPA in Uganda

First printed in CLAPA News issue 13, 2001. By Andrew and Sarah Hodges.
Playing with How You Look Can be Fun…

First printed in Left Clip issue 5, 2001
Delayed diagnosis of cleft palate

Results of a 2005 study into delayed detection of cleft palate post birth.
Look after your child’s teeth!

The importance of keeping your child's teeth clean can never be overstated.
Folic Acid in the Prevention of Cleft Lip and Palate

By Dr. Alex Habel, Consultant Paediatrician, and Dr. Melissa Lees, Geneticist
Stickler Syndrome

First printed in CLAPA News, Issue 11 1999. By Wendy Hughes, Founder of the Stickler Syndrome Support Group
The causes of Cleft Lip and Palate: where have we got to with gene research?

First printed in CLAPA News 15, 2003. By Dr Philip Stanier, researcher at Imperial College, London.

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